Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 The American historical romance: a prospectus
- 2 The Waverley-model and the rise of historical romance
- 3 Historical romance and the stadialist model of progress
- 4 The regionalism of historical romance
- 5 Hawthorne and the ironies of New England history
- 6 Melville: the red comets return
- 7 The hero and heroine of historical romance
- 8 The historical romance of the South
- 9 Retrospect: departures and returns
- Notes
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Dedication
- Preface
- 1 The American historical romance: a prospectus
- 2 The Waverley-model and the rise of historical romance
- 3 Historical romance and the stadialist model of progress
- 4 The regionalism of historical romance
- 5 Hawthorne and the ironies of New England history
- 6 Melville: the red comets return
- 7 The hero and heroine of historical romance
- 8 The historical romance of the South
- 9 Retrospect: departures and returns
- Notes
- Index
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- The American Historical Romance , pp. vPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1987